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FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
06/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today issued a stark warning of multiple, looming food crises, driven by conflict, climate shocks, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic
Afghanistan: Humanitarian assistance averted a food security catastrophe in the harsh winter months, but hunger persists at unprecedented levels
09/05/2022
People require humanitarian assistance, livelihood support, jobs, and long-term investment to help solve the crisis
Afghanistan: FAO welcomes $65 million contribution from Asian Development Bank to boost agriculture and food security
26/01/2022
Farmers and herders are vital if the country is to climb out of a hunger trap, says FAO
Afghanistan: To avert a catastrophe, agricultural assistance is urgently needed
19/11/2021
Farmers and herders are vital if the country is to climb out of a hunger trap, says FAO.
“We risk a catastrophe if agriculture collapses in Afghanistan”
11/11/2021
Richard Trenchard, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Representative in Kabul, calls for urgent action to prevent a worsening crisis
Half of Afghanistan’s population face acute hunger as humanitarian needs grow to record levels
25/10/2021
UN appeals for urgent assistance as country becomes one of the world’s largest food crises
Afghanistan: FAO urges G20 countries to increase support for rural farmers
23/09/2021
Safeguarding local agri-food production and livelihoods must be a priority as hunger threatens rural population
Afghanistan: FAO appeals for $36 million to urgently save rural livelihoods and avoid massive displacement
13/09/2021
Director-General QU Dongyu stresses that time is of the essence in address to UN High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan
Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
28/08/2021
FAO calls for urgent humanitarian assistance for the winter wheat season
Sweden and FAO strengthen their partnership in Afghanistan to link humanitarian response to long-term development and resilience building
24/06/2021
Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and FAO are reinforcing their partnership through an innovative long-term development programme to build resilience at community and ecosystems level, boost local rural economies in conjunction with the ongoing humanitarian response, and contribute to building peace in Afghanistan.